Posted on 08/09/2013 3:05:17 PM PDT by EXCH54FE
In a move that should make gun owners across the nation happy, Remington just broke ground on their newest ammo plant in Lonoke, Arkansas. This comes at a time where ammunition is scarce and prices are high.
The facility is expected to employ 50 to 100 people when its up and running, and should have the space and tooling to manufacture something to the tune of 2 to 3 billion rounds of ammo a year.
If construction goes according to schedule, the facility will be up and running in June of 2014. It will have 35,000 square-feet of floor space and cost Remington $32 million to complete.
We continue to invest in all of our manufacturing operations because we are committed to ensuring quality, increasing product availability and improving on-time delivery, said Kevin Miniard, Remington COO. This significant investment in Lonoke is a testament to that commitment. Our customers can count on Remington to invest in its manufacturing operations in order to ensure that its facilities are state-of-the art and its employees are the best in the industry.
Although production wont begin for another 10 months the facility should still please shooters everywhere. Even now, as ammo starts to become more available, the prices while admittedly lower than their peak earlier this year following the calls for increased gun control that had gun owners stripping shelves the prices are still higher than this time last year. Increased supply will help bring the cost of shooting back down to reasonable levels.
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I believe you can mail order ammo until jan 15, 2014.
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